Mito Pereira is set to join LIV Golf for its upcoming season, according to The Daily Telegraph.

The report is hardly a surprise. Pereira has been widely speculated as a potential mover to the circuit since late last summer, with numerous outlets citing the Chilean-born golfer’s interests around the Tour Championship. Pereira addressed these rumours by posting a photo of himself in the International Presidents Cup team uniform on his Instagram account and stated how honoured he was to play in the competition. Any member of LIV is not allowed to play in the PGA Tour-run match, indicating — at least for the immediate future — Pereira would remain with the tour.

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However, following the Cup — in which Pereira went 0-2-1 — the whispers picked back up of Pereira’s move to LIV, and Pereira was seen publicly with a number of the toour’s members in the autumn.

Pereira, 27, is currently No. 44 in the Official World Golf Ranking. He earned a promotion to the PGA Tour with three wins during the Korn Ferry Tour’s extended season in 2020-21. Pereira is most known for his 72nd hole collapse at the PGA Championship, where his one-shot lead vanished after a wayward drive found water. A closing double-bogey left Pereira a shot out of a playoff between Justin Thomas and Will Zalatoris.

The signing bolsters LIV Golf’s Latin America contingent, joining the likes of Joaquin Niemann, Abraham Ancer and Carlos Ortiz.

The LIV Golf season will begin on February 24 at Mayakoba, with both individual and team competitions similar to the inaugural season returning.